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Digging Up Jacksonville's Chinese Memories

Southern Oregon Historical Society 5868

When the precious metals in the streams around Jacksonville (Oregon) began to play out in the mid-19th century, many of the white miners abandoned the search for riches.

And that just created opportunities for Chinese miners, their friends, and other workers. 

Jacksonville designated a part of town just for the Chinese residents, perhaps the first Chinese quarter in Oregon. 

Students and teachers from the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology will excavate the quarter, with a chance for the public to observe, on October 12th.  

 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.